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Holiday Makeup Looks

Holiday make-up looks will be bold and defined! Marie Gaglioti, Expert Makeup artist and creator of Dieci Colori cosmetic line, says the hottest looks this year will be:

Red Lips- Stand out in any crowd with bold lips that will get you noticed. “Red lips are hot for the holiday season along with dark eye liner,” says Gaglioti. “Line your lips with a deep red liner and then smear the pencil color across your lips. Next apply a smooth red lipstick over your lips and pat a drop of clear gloss in the center to add volume and shine.”

Dieci Colori Lip Shaper Pencil in Red, $14

Dieci Colori Lip Satin VII, $20

Lip Polisher VIII, $18

Shimmer and Shine- “Holiday time is the perfect time to shimmer and shine like the gorgeous ornaments and decorations that adorn our lives,” says Gaglioti. “Create luminous skin first by starting with a vitamin enriched moisturizer and then apply a creamy shimmer stick to highlight your bone structure. Apply across your cheek bones and above your brows and a touch on your nose and chin. Add shimmering mineral eye shadow in silver, gold or bronze and polish your lips with the glossiest lip gloss in metallic shades or nudes and tans.”

Dieci Colori Cheek Polish I, $25

Dark and Smokey- The eyes are the window to your soul. This holiday season, bare your sexy self with a seductive, smokey eye. “Apply a dark shadow to your lids and soften the edges with a neutral shade, then fade to a hint of ivory as a highlighter under the brow,” instructs Gaglioti. “Use a dark cake-eyeliner or gel liner to enhance the eye shape, a lot of black mascara and then line under and in the eyes with black pencil.”

Dieci Colori Eye Smudge III, $16

Dieci Colori Eye Definer in Black, $18

Beautyzzz Natural Silk Pillowcase

Unlike cotton, the amino acids in silk proteins resemble those found in human skin, creating a virtually perfect pH balance that does not deplete hydrating moisture. Beautyzzz, “Beauty Obsessed Bedding”, offers an alternative to cotton— the Beautyzzz Natural Silk Pillowcase, designed to care for the natural condition of skin and hair, and make nighttime beauty routines more effective. Made of specially commissioned hypoallergenic silk, free of chemicals, pesticides and artificial colors, Beautyzzz Natural Silk Pillowcase has been developed to provide the following benefits:

Inhibiting skin and hair hydration loss and improving moisture retention
Promoting cell renewal and maintaining natural pH levels
Enhancing absorption of beauty products to increase their efficacy
Preserving the natural, crease-free contours of skin and smoothness of hair (helping prevent “bed head”)
Providing unique dermatological benefits—medical studies of silk bedding demonstrate “the natural fiber’s soothing properties are ideal for sensitive skin” and the “antimicrobial benefits and skin-like composition make silk bedding optimal for [dermatitis and eczema] skin conditions.”

BEAUTYZZZ is available $47 at Studio Beauty Mix Fred Segal Santa Monica and Beautyzzz.com

Shop at The Fairest for Last Minute Beauty Gifts

Still have lovely ladies on your holiday shopping list? Don't pass up the chance to shop online and save big on the below beauty sales at The Fairest! Email me at lipglossbreak@gmail.com for a free invitation to shop!

Private Sales at The Fairest
Robanda Anti-aging Skin Care
Global Goddess
JimmyJane
Air Repair
Morris Organics
Lucy B
Whish
PurMinerals
Raw Essentials

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Top 10 Hair Dryers

Get dry hair, minus frizz or damage, quick and easy with one of these

In this weather, no one should be stepping outside with wet or damp hair. Since most of us don't have time to sit around and wait for our heads to air-dry, we need something to speed things up a bit. Enter these fabulous hair dryers. They'll get you the style you want and keep damage, frizz and time spent to a minimum. TotalBeauty.com readers love them, so why shouldn't you?

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Giveaway Break - Hot Toddy Candle by Kat Burki

Ever have a Hot Toddy?
1 tbsp honey
3/4 glass tea
2 shots brandy
1 slice lemon

This drink, in my opinion, is best served hot. Great late night drink if you can't sleep :)

I was so excited to see that Kat Burki has a Hot Toddy candle for the holidays. I bet it smells delicious...

It's a blend of apple and spice that fills any room with a cozy Christmas feel. The 6.8oz candle comes in a gold textured box tied with a cream organza ribbon. Made from renewable soy wax, retail value $32.

***Giveaway***

Enter to win a Hot Toddy Candle from Kat Burki!

Fill out the form below to win! For extra entries, you can sign up for my mailing list, post a link to this giveaway on your blog, follow my blog, follow me and retweet on Twitter , or become a fan on Facebook; just make sure to list the entries in your comment. Enter up to once a day!

This giveaway is open to US & Canada residents. The contest will end on Friday, January 9th. I will randomly select the lucky winner and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!

LUSH Bath Bombs - My fav!

Top off 8 days of presents with the unique dreidel-shaped Better Than a Blintz Gift from LUSH! With four of LUSH’s best selling bath bombs, it’s the perfect gift to help a loved one unwind and relax this holiday season. At only $19.95 and pre-wrapped with reusable post-consumer recycled packaging, feel good about the affordable and eco-friendly gift you are giving. Choose from a lemongrass infused Avobath, grapefruit and mandarin packed Happy Pill, apple-scented So White or a peppermint-infused Magic. Take a long relaxing bath with one of these bath bombs and see why this gift is really better than a blintz (or Potato Pancake!).

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10 New Holiday Makeup Looks

Steal a style from one of these celebs for your next big -- or small -- bash

A holiday party is no time to stick with your everyday makeup routine -- you need to shake things up! Have some fun trying a new look, and watch heads turn in your direction as you enter the soiree. Bonus: all the looks in this gallery are super-simple to do with the makeup you already own!

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Giveaway Break - Coolil Adi Bakshi Scarf

If you've been reading Lipgloss Break for awhile now, you'll know that I have an obsession with scarves. It started when I was India, and when the scarf trend started here, I was already ahead of the game.

A new type of scarf I have my eye on are the Coolil Adi Bakshi fashion scarves. These scarves can make a whole outfit, or act as an accessory. They come in a variety of colors, including olive green, bright pink, yellow, purple and grey. They are currently on sale for $30.99.

Fashon Scarves - How to wear Adi Bakshi Scarf from Coolil.com on Vimeo.

***Giveaway***

Enter to win a Coolil Adi Bakshi Fashion Scarf!

Leave a comment below to win! For extra entries, you can sign up for my mailing list, post a link to this giveaway on your blog, follow my blog, follow me and retweet on Twitter , or become a fan on Facebook; just make sure to list the entries in your comment. Enter up to once a day!

This giveaway is open to US & Canada residents. The contest will end on Thursday, December 31st. I will randomly select the lucky winner and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!